Of course you need Java. Java 6 or higher will suffice.
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Hopefully you already have git, if you don't it's about time ;)
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This is the defacto Clojure build tool. It will setup almost everything for you.
Get it here.
If you don't have it already, cummunity edition works fine.
Get it here.
Cursive is a still in EAP, so it is currently free. However it is a pretty good plugin.
Installation instructions here.
git clone https://github.com/stoyle/clojure-workshop.git
Execute the following command in the downloaded git workspace:
lein do clean, deps, midje, uberjar, install
In IntelliJ, select "File -> New -> Project from existing sources". Navigate to wherever you checked out the files, select the project.clj file and click "Ok".
Go through wizard, defaults should be ok.
In IntelliJ, select "Run -> Edit configurations -> + -> Clojure REPL -> Local -> Ok"
Run the REPL (e.g. press the "play" button). You should be set up.
Cursive does not ship with any keybindings, because conflicts are hard to avoid. However using Cursive without bindings is not very pleasant.
Key bindings are found under "Settings -> Keymap -> Clojure Keybindings". As a minimum I would recommend setting up bindings for:
- "Load file in REPL" - Lets you evaluate an entire file, and also switch namespace.
- "Send form before caret to REPL" - Lets you evaluate a single expression, before the caret.
- "Send top form to REPL" - Lets you evaluate the top level expression of the position of the caret.
All of these commands are available through the "Tool -> REPL" sub-menu. If you are a bit more savvy, I would recommend setting up all of the Par Edit bindings (slurp/barf/join/kill/splice etc.). You should however be fine without these in the workshop.
Don't hesitate to contact me at alf.kristian@kodemaker.no.
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